The Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson
Charitable organization · Sparwood, British Columbia · BN 108094392RR0034 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($173,047) as filed with the CRA.
The Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson is a charitable organization based in Sparwood, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $121K in revenue and $173K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 78% from donations, 16% from other charities. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $21K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 64% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $4,119 in 2024, the largest being $4,119 to The Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Weekly worship service pastoral care visits to the sick religious education prayer services social interaction & pro life education. To provide counseling and program information for new immigrants.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $121K | $173K | $160K | — | $4,119 | $177K |
| 2023 | $105K | $223K | $208K | — | $4,263 | $229K |
| 2022 | $314K | $94K | $80K | — | $4,772 | $346K |
| 2021 | $80K | $82K | $67K | — | $6,382 | $126K |
| 2020 | $82K | $79K | $63K | — | $6,047 | $125K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $4,119 to 1 qualified donee:
- The Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson$4,119
Received $21K from 3 charities:
- The Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson$20K
- The Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson$605
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$25
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$40K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gregory Bittman (bishop of diocese); James Bertoia (signing officer); Adam Langer (co-chair); Barb Anderson (co-chair); Warren Johnson (finance committee chair); Thomas Kakkaniyil (pastor).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108094392RR0034), or read how we compute the receipt.